BEIJING: China’s sole aircraft carrier has led a flotilla of naval vessels in a “live combat drill” in the East China Sea, state media reported Tuesday, the latest show of force by Beijing’s burgeoning navy.
The official Xinhua news agency said the vessels “took part in anti-aircraft and anti-submarine warfare training” with a simulated “opposing force”.
Xinhua said the drill, which took place on Sunday, included multiple take-offs from the deck of the Liaoning aircraft carrier by J-15 fighter jets and that “anti-air missiles were fired from ships surrounding the carrier”.
The manoeuvre occurred in the East China Sea, though the report did …read more
Source: theSun
